Christopher Guindon
Director, Software Development · Eclipse Foundation
Open source ecosystems, developer platforms, and the systems that enable global software collaboration.
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Getting started with AI-assisted development in the Eclipse Foundation Software Development team
How the Eclipse Foundation Software Development team is introducing AI-assisted development with careful guardrails and controlled experimentation.
- 5 min read
Scaling the Open VSX Registry responsibly with rate limiting
Learn how responsible rate limiting helps keep the Open VSX Registry reliable, fair, and sustainable as AI-driven and automated usage continues to grow.
- 3 min read
We’re hiring: improving the services that support a global open source community
The Eclipse Foundation is hiring a Software Engineer and Software Developer to improve open source infrastructure, project tooling, and developer services.
- 5 min read
Strengthening supply-chain security in Open VSX
Open VSX Registry adds pre-publish security checks to protect the extension supply chain and strengthen developer trust.
- 2 min read
Improving ECA Renewals with Automated Notifications
Starting June 11, 2025, the Eclipse Foundation will send automated email reminders before a standalone Eclipse Contributor Agreement (ECA) expires.
- 2 min read
Security Incident Review: API Endpoint Exposure on accounts.eclipse.org
An API endpoint on accounts.eclipse.org exposed some user fields in late March 2025. The endpoint has been disabled and field permissions hardened.
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Scheduled Maintenance for accounts.eclipse.org Drupal 10 Migration
Eclipse Foundation migrates accounts.eclipse.org to Drupal 10 on January 19, 2025. Expect read-only mode during the maintenance window.
- 2 min read
Gravatar Support Ending on accounts.eclipse.org
Gravatar support is ending on accounts.eclipse.org. Upload your profile picture directly to keep your avatar across Eclipse sites.
- 3 min read
Policy Update: Eclipse Foundation Hosted Services Privacy and Acceptable Usage Policy
Updated Eclipse Foundation privacy and usage policy with clearer Service Operator guidelines, enhanced security, and analytics support.
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Announcing the Deprecation of the Eclipse User Storage Service (USS) API and SDK
The Eclipse User Storage Service API and SDK are being deprecated. The SDK will be removed from SimRel and the API will shut down on July 2, 2025.
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Dropping Support for Internet Explorer 11 in 2024
The Eclipse Foundation is ending support for Internet Explorer 11 on January 1, 2024, in step with Microsoft's retirement and the migration to Drupal 10.
- 3 min read
Navigating the Shift From Drupal 7 to Drupal 9/10 at the Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation is migrating six key websites from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9/10 and decoupling critical APIs from Drupal using Quarkus.